The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-08

During the Week Given
Space Herein.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
The territorial teachers institute will
be held in Helena on the 9th, 2Sth and
29th instant.
A party of amateurs in Butte last week
performed Our Boys" with great artistic
and financial SUCCESS
A vein OF anthracite coal 200 feet wide
is reported to have been found near Ash
ley, issoula county.
Benton is rejoicing over the discovery
Of a quarry Of fine building stone within
three miles OF the city.
Helena, like Butte, is kicking about
her light and in addition to this the peo-
pie OF the capital city are groxling about
the condition Of her streets.
The Modoc, OF the Chambers Syndicate
group Of mines, has been started up. This
mine when run to its full capacity, will
i've onploy.ne to 80 miners.
A recent incorporation organized under
the name and style of the Misso,;la jew
elry and Furniture company, has gone
under. Liabilities $4,000, assets about
$4,000.
BY an explosion at the Spotted Horse
mines, alden, OF a box Of caps, fired ac
cidently by candle, Pat. B. Elgin was
killed and james Dining and Wallace
Spakely wounded.
The Encore club, Of Helena, will pro-
duce Gilbert & Sullivan. S beautiful opera,
''Ehe Sorcerer,' this winter. 1t has
never been given in this territory By pro-
fessionals or amateurs.
The 100000 hotel OF the Northern Pa
ci5ic at Heron has been destroyed by fire.
It was the finest building OF the kind
between Helena and Portland. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
j. e. Hendry, editor Of the Indepen-
dent has been seriously i'll from a COM
plication OF troubles, having their rise in
a severe cold. He is now much better,
but still decided invalid
This is an ad. from the Dillon Tribune:
Wanted. A woman, not more than forty
years of age; must be fair looking, a
good cook, and must weigh not less than
$50 pounds. Apply at G. HIS, Little
Swamp Greek, Big Hole Basin, NJ. T.
The Montana Central railway is in the
field for passenger and express business
for Marysville. The run will be from
Helena to Maryville Junction and thence
by Concord coach to Marysville. The
fare will bo 81 each way or $1.75 for the
round trip.
Jerry Manning and John McTiernan.
two Helena sports. had shooting scrape
last week in which Manning was seri-
ously but not fatally injured. McTier-
nan, when brought into court, was ac-
Quilted on the ground Of having acted in
self-defense.
Mckenzie and Frazer, two Butte sports
arranged for bare knuckle prize fight
last week to take place at the Road
House, but were stopped by the sheriff.
They then moved the seat OF war to Deer
Lodge county, but when time was called
Mckenzie backed down.
A miner named Jack Lynch met Wit L
an accident near Marysyille recently
which may prove fatal. He was thawinc
out some giant powder by an open fire
near the mouth of a shaft when an explo-
sion occurred, destroying both eyes and
burning his tace fearfullv.
Jefferson county has Sc tax payers this
year, who each paid over S10O in taxes
The largest amount is that Of the II. II
& r. Co., 50 ,893 and the Northern Paci-
fic comes next with about 81, 900. Twen-
ty OF the ninety-six names are either indl-
vid,1ais or concerns CT Helena.
Last Friday Frank Simpson, a carpen-
ter in the employ of the Helena & North
ern railroad company at Marysville,
narrowly escaped losing his left leg,
by dangerous wound with an adze. DR..
Carney thinks he may save the limb
without losing the use of the joint.
The total amount paid out under the
old bounty laws from the first day OF Jan
uary Of this year until the law was re-
pealed, reaches the goodiy sum Of ;s559,-
160.10. It went for 7O9,942 squirrel
skins, 1926 prairie dogs. 1861 coyotes,
1851 wolves, 294 bears, and 1C4 lions.
The Sullivan House at Walkervilie and
! four other buildings were consumed by
fire last week. The loss on the Sullivan
House was about $4,000, insured Tor
about $1,000; and the Hibernian Hall,
which cost about 81 ,0G0 was insured for